New Architecture Networkfiber optic up to home»(Fiber to the Home - FTTH) OTE Group developed pilot in the Municipality of Athens. By providing Internet speeds of up to 1 Gbps, OTE Group is paving the way for Gigabit Society.
As part of the pilot project, copper cables were completely replaced by optical fibers up to consumers' homes, in a selected area in the center of Athens. Thus, around 50 households and businesses enjoy connection today COSMOTE FTTH symmetric speed up to 1 Gbps (1 Gbps download & 1 Gbps upload), completely free.
The Chief Technology and Operations Officer of OTE Group, Mr. Stefanos Theocharopoulos, said: "We are the optical fiber company in Greece. We want COSMOTE customers to be the first to enjoy the advantages offered by the new infrastructure. The aim of the pilot project is to test the FTTH architecture in live network so that we can define the appropriate technical specifications, better listen to our customer, individual or business, and map more effectively its needs. We are paving the way for us to be ready to meet our customers' future needs for FTTH services. "
Fiber to the Home is a strategic goal and an integral part of the OTE Group's technology projects. For this reason, the Group has stepped up its construction plan by bringing fiber optics into the neighborhoods for the provision of high-speed fixed internet with VDSL and VDSL Vectoring.
OTE Group is the largest investor in new technologies and infrastructure in Greece, since in the last six years alone, investments exceeded €2 billion. In addition, it has already announced for the next four years (2017-2020) investments amounting to €1,5 billion ., to offer consumers even higher speeds and greater coverage on landline and the mobile.
